by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 26, 2010 | Criminal Law Blog, Drug Crimes
Most of the time, people are not arrested for drug charges during a police drug bust or sting operation. Instead, many people who are charged with drug possession or trafficking are arrested after police pull them over on the road. On Monday, August 24, North Carolina... by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 25, 2010 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
As summer winds down and Labor Day looms, North Carolina drivers are seeing more police and state troopers on the roads. Checkpoints have also sprung up across the state as the annual Booze It & Lose It campaign got underway last Friday, August 20. The initiative... by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 20, 2010 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
Shaquan Duley, a resident of South Carolina, confessed to murdering her two young sons. The boys were 18 months and 2 years old when their mother allegedly suffocated them by holding her hand over their mouths until they stopped breathing. She then placed their bodies... by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 17, 2010 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
The investigative report in a Raleigh newspaper last week caught the attention of criminal defense attorneys across North Carolina. The series highlighted some critical shortcomings — and sparked some changes — at the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI)... by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 12, 2010 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
In an investigative series published this week, a Raleigh newspaper has detailed some disturbing practices at the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI). The findings are no surprise to many North Carolina criminal defense attorneys or their clients. They have known for...